This time, though, the chaos inside the penalty box was too much, and not a single one of the players outside there was able to see what was going on. The referee was sweating bullets right now, getting ready to blow the whistle and call for the VAR if the worst-case scenario was on the board.
It took a while, but after waiting for a moment, the dust was finally settled.
There, inside the penalty box, Malick Thiaw was standing in front of Higo as if he was trying to protect the goalkeeper. Well, his position was quite a bit awkward, since he himself was guarding the back post when that commotion happened.
However, the focus was not on that young Frenchman. No, it was on the ground, where Higo was clutching the ball tightly as if he was so afraid of losing it. Right on top of him, Haaland also had both hands on the ground to maintain his posture, while the man's left foot was so close to Higo's abdomen.
It was clear that he also fought for that ball earlier.
